Rio Ferdinand has urged his young Manchester United teammates to make the most of the environment they work in.
Ferdinand can see at first hand, at Carrington, how things have changed for the current crop of young hopefuls.
"Now's probably a better time to be breaking into the game in terms of prolonging your career for as long as possible," Ferdinand told Inside United.
"There's so much technology and so many structures in place to ensure you make it to the top, which gives you a better starting point than when I was a kid. The kids now know all about what to put into their bodies - and, just as importantly, what not to put into their bodies - and they're exposed earlier to the pressures that come with being a professional footballer, which helps them in the long run.
"That said, I had a great time when I was a kid. It was laugh-a-minute stuff, and maybe we were allowed to make more mistakes off the pitch than the young lads today."
